Copperwood, Westside, Lethbridge
I am a graduate student at the University of Lethbridge interested in documenting urban wildlife within Lethbridge city limits. My project involves capturing images of animals such as coyotes, deer, rabbits, raccoons, skunks (and other nocturnal explorers) in people’s backyards using trail cameras (weatherproof cameras that are motion triggered).
The goal is to invite Lethbridgians to become “citizen scientists” involved in mapping the variety of species with which we share our city. What animals are thriving is close proximity to us? Where are the densest populations of these urban dwellers? And what do their movements through our backyards, parks, and alleys tell us about not only them, but also ourselves?
You are invited to take this survey as part of Backyard Wilderness. Your responses are anonymous and will be used to gauge public attitudes towards urban wildlife. (These answers, when combined with all other responses, will be used in publications and in presentations at conferences.) For more information on Backyard contact Leila Armstrong at backyardwilderness@shaw.ca. The survey takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. It is hosted on Survey Monkey and their privacy policy can be found at www.surveymonkey.com/mp/legal/privacy-policy/.